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Why are most foreign businesses in China not leaving the country completely?
- July 2014
- Free Access
Domestic consumption, particularly among the middle class, is expected to be a major factor in the US$4 trillion of growth forecasted for the Chinese economy over the next decade. Rising wage costs in China may be prompting companies to relocate thei...
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What are the developing trends among Chinese consumers?
- July 2014
- Free Access
Trends among Chinese consumers will largely follow those seen in the economic booms of Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Chinese consumers today are richer, more urbanized, better educated, more upwardly mobile, and more willing to postpone life stages than t...
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Which industries are poised to boom in the next coming years in China?
- July 2014
- Free Access
Certain industries are poised to boom in light of the coming economic and demographic shifts in Chinese society and thus represent the brightest opportunities for foreign investment: E-commerce - for several years, e-commerce in China has been one...
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How big is the foreign wine industry in China?
- July 2014
- Free Access
Foreign wine in China no longer makes the headlines. The spotlight is now on much larger trends: foreign wine has been pouring into China, growing sevenfold over the last six years and increasing to 19 percent of the total domestic market. As a resul...
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What is important to keep in mind when importing wine into China?
- July 2014
- Free Access
Imported wine is first subject to a port inspection, and then Customs clearance. Alcohol importers should present both a Health Certificate and a Certificate of Origin from the exporting country (region) in order to clear the inspection. The imported...
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How is China?s logistic landscape outlined?
- July 2014
- Free Access
China, the world’s second largest economy and third largest country by area, is experiencing insatiable demand for transportation and logistics services – so much so that dedicated service providers are struggling to keep up, causing some...
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Why has logistics business in China been growing so quickly?
- July 2014
- Free Access
As nature abhors a vacuum, so have global private equity firms been moving quickly to take advantage of the demand for logistics in China, such that the industry now receives 2.8 percent of all FDI into China. During China’s accession to the Wo...
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What are liaison offices and what are the pros and cons of using them to explore...
- July 2014
- Free Access
Liaison offices offer foreign investors a method to explore business opportunities in India. Although liaison offices are prohibited from engaging in direct commercial activity, they allow investors to facilitate communication with possible business ...
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What is the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and what steps are neces...
- July 2014
- Free Access
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the body which oversees India’s Export-Import (EXIM) policy. In order to bring goods into India, importers are required to register with the DGFT and receive an Importer Exporter Code (IEC). Fu...
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What does being a beneficial owner in China entail?
- July 2014
- Free Access
A beneficial owner refers to a person that has ownership and control over the income and rights or properties from which income is derived. The person is generally engaged in substantive business activities (i.e., manufacturing, trade and management ...
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What types of joint ventures (JVs) are available for foreign firms and investors...
- July 2014
- Free Access
Entering into a joint venture (JV) with a local company can provide benefits such as brand exposure for foreign firms in the Indian market while avoiding the risks associated with establishing local branches or subsidiaries. Licensing JVs entail an I...
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What are the restraints for a company?s entity in China to pay dividends directl...
- July 2014
- Free Access
There are several ways of repatriating cash from China, the most obvious being for a company’s entity in China to pay dividends directly to its foreign parent company. However, this is subject to certain prerequisites – only profits th...
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